defence's influence over the selection of jurors. History and development 1845 The Ordinance for the Regulation of Jurors and Juries was enacted. The Ordinance stated that "all questions of fact, whether of a civil and criminal nature upon which issue shall be taken in the course of any proceeding before the Supreme Court ... shall be decided by the verdict of a jury of six men." This was the very first piece of local legislation to formally introduce and regulate the jury system in Hong Kong. The jury system in Hong Kong has changed and evolved through time; and it is quite different from the one implanted in 1845. 1858 For the very first time in history, the name of a Chinese Hong Kong resident, Wong A. Shing, showed up on the list of jurors. The Legislative Council had a special meeting over the issue and reached the result of retaining the name and adopting the list. A year later, the Legislative Council had a debate over the same issue and reached the same result after voting on the matter. Notes References See also Law of Hong Kong Judiciary of Hong Kong Jury Jury trial Law of Hong Kong Hong Kong